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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread A word for Nov. 23 #87623 11/23/2002 9:04 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Hippocrepiform (Hip`po*crep`i*form) a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + shoe + -form.] (Bot.) Shaped like a horseshoe. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A word for Nov. 23 #87624 11/27/2002 11:39 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Hippocrepiform Sounds like a hippopotamus creeping toward something trying to take it by surprise. This is actually a very useful word, and I don't think tsuwm should use it in his lexicon. I mean, how many times have you spotted a horseshoe-shaped object and had an overwhelming desire for a perfect adjective to describe that shape!? Now we've got the word! Hippocrepiform. Got it! Would also make a terrific object to find on a scavenger hunt: 1. Any hippocrepiform object. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A word for Nov. 23 #87625 11/28/2002 12:25 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 you spotted a horseshoe-shaped object and had an overwhelming desire for a perfect adjective to describe that shape!? No comment. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A word for Nov. 23 #87626 11/28/2002 1:34 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: don't try to make a lyre out of Wordwind. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A word for Nov. 23 #87627 11/28/2002 3:03 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... "horseshoe-shaped" = (not) hippocrepiform Hippocrepiform has one few letters, not counting the hyphen. Hippocrepiform, therefore, is a more economical adjective. However, 'horseshoe-shaped' has two fewer syllables, so it depends upon what you're counting and how you define your economic needs. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A word for Nov. 23 #87628 11/28/2002 12:26 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 it depends upon what you're counting and how you define your economic needs. And how many people you want to understand you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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